P II 400 OC

[najeeb]

I HAVE A 440 bx Motherboard A-Trend , i am not sure if anyone has heard of this brand, anyway can somebody please tell me the exact way to OC a P II 400 CPU. I have tried running it at 112 at 4 and it seems to run fine at 448. Do I have to stick to a multiplier of 4 or is it possible to go to 4.5 or maybe 5. The MB has a dip switch to make these changes. I also tried going to 124 at 4 from the bios, but the PC does not boot. Also some tips on temperature? I have the MB Lite which tell me the CPU,s temperature which runs at about 98 degrees, is this OK. any help will be highly appreciated. What other changes do i have to make to the MB or Bios to successfully OC Thanx

[weasel]

I hope thats not 98 celcius. Normal for PII
is 40 degrees celcius. If it is you have a serious cooling issue, and are probably damaging you chip. It should be around 40 cel or 104 farenheit. Your best off with the highest clock speed you can run, and a lower multiplier. So start with the clock first, then mess with the multiplier dip switch.

[Isos]

P2 400 cpu made after the middle of August 1998 are strictly 4.0 multiplier. If you have an earlier CPU, it is possible to use multiplier other than 4.0

I have an earlier P2 400 on an ABIT that is set at 4.5X100. I can run 4X112 but I'd raaaather not overclock the PCI&AGP devices in my system. CPU is averaging 90F or 33C.